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Happy Independence Day – or more specifically, American Independence Day! Every 4th of July in the United States is celebrated as their day of independence, marking the date of the 4th of July 1776, when the Declaration of Independence (from Britain) was signed by John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin (who discovered electricity by flying a kite in a thunderstorm) and John Hancock, whose signature on the document is perhaps the most well-known (his name has become a synonym for somebody’s signature in the US). Today is the 240th Independence Day, and those 240 years – as well as all past and future 4th of Julies – has, have and will been celebrated with American patriotism, fireworks, barbecue parties and parades.

As previously mentioned, one series of my creation, American Boys, is the Stateside version of its Brit predecessor Britain Boys, so what better way to celebrate America’s birthday than with an exhibition of all my Stars-and-Stripes-themed artworks?

Washington, Dallas & Chicago

The First 18 American Boys (2009 Version)

The First 18 American Boys – Chibis

American Boys – 2010 Annual – Front Cover

The First 18 American Boys (2010 Version)

The First 18 American Boys In Swimsuits

American Boys iPods

American Boys 1st Generation

American Boys 2nd Batch

New Orleans & Denver’s Antics

American Boys 3rd Generation

American Boys 4th Generation

American Boys 5th Generation

San Francisco’s Antics

American Boys 6th Generation

Raleigh’s Antics

American Boys 7th Generation

American Boys 8th Generation

Nashville & Philadelphia

Nashville In Different Outfits

Seattle & Olympia

Seattle, Los Angeles & New York

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue

Seattle’s Big Party – Graphic Novel Front Cover

Rainbow Baltimores

The American Parade Performers

Dallas-Fort Worth & Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown

The Indianapolis Family

The American Boys Super Heroes Squad Show – Cast (Version 2)

The American Boys Super Heroes Squad Show – Cast (Version 1)

American Boys: The Fifth Season – Cast

House of Washington Members

Fun With Seattle & Olympia Poster

House of Illinois Members

Good Morning America Presenters Plushies Promotional Poster

KIngs New York & Los Angeles

The American Gang Members

The States Show Jelly Babies

The States Show Jelly Babies

The State Boys In Pyjamas

The State Boys Go Swimming

Ohio, Oklahoma & Oregon In Their Bedroom

The States Movie – Promotional Flyer

Michigan, Vermont & West Virginia

The New Crew

Ohio, Oklahoma & Oregon – The Oh Boys

Utah & Puerto Rico

Washington In Different Outfits

Utah, Son of a Cowboy – Promotional Flyer

Hey Utah! – Promotional Flyer

Utah in Human Form

The District of Columbia as a Real Person

Alabama as a Real Person

Alaska as a Real Person

Arkansas as a Real Person

Arizona as a Real Person

California as a Real Person

Colorado as a Real Person

Connecticut as a Real Person

Delaware as a Real Person

Florida as a Real Person

Georgia as a Real Person

Hawaii as a Real Person

Iowa as a Real Person

Idaho as a Real Person

Illinois as a Real Person

Indiana as a real person

Kansas as a Real Person

Kentucky as a Real Person

Louisiana as a Real Person

Massachusetts as a Real Person

Maryland as a Real Person

Maine as a Real Person

Michigan as a Real Person

Minnesota as a Real Person

Missouri as a Real Person

Mississippi as a Real Person

Montana as a Real Person

North Carolina as a Real Person

North Dakota as a Real Person

Nebraska as a Real Person

New Hampshire as a Real Person

New Jersey as a Real Person

New Mexico as a Real Person

Nevada as a Real Person

New York as a Real Person

Ohio as a Real Person

Oklahoma as a Real Person

Oregon as a Real Person

Pennsylvania as a Real Person

Rhode Island as a Real Person (Baby)

Rhode Island as a Real Person (Teenager)

South Carolina as a Real Person

South Dakota as a Real Person

Tennessee as a Real Person (Magical Form)

Tennessee as a Real Person (Normal Form)

Texas as a Real Person

Utah as a Real Person

Virginia as a Real Person (Normal Form)

Virginia as a Real Person (Flamenco Dancer)

Vermont as a Real Person

Washington as a Real Person

Wisconsin as a Real Person

West Virginia as a Real Person

Wyoming as a Real Person

I had also drawn up an American Boys comic book about the celebration of Independence Day back in July 2009. Details about the story will be explained in a future exhibition.

(Click on the link above to open the book in your browser. You will need Adobe Reader installed to view the book. If you don’t have it, you can download it for free at https://get.adobe.com/uk/reader/)